The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-07-22

thls (Thursday) afternoon.
Mr.. Thomas Plunket OF TunnelnIIl, is
laid up with rheumatism.
The Ebensburg Cornet Band will play
at Belmont on Saturday evening.
-Twenty-three persons died from the
excessive heat in Philadelphia on Sunday
last.
Rev. John Ward, of Pittsburgh, son OF
Mr.. Martin Ward. of this place, wac here on
Sunday.
MIR. Thomas Duncan Of gIacklick town
ship, is having the New Process placed
in his grist mill
The barn Of Mr.. George B. Harbaugh
OF Adams township, was destroyed by fire
one day last week
Raymond Kaylor. formerly an employee
IN the FREEMAN office, but now of Altoona
was in town oD Monday.
Mr.. James a. Shoemaker is getting the
ston e on :he ground for the abutments of
OF the new bridge over the Ches. creek.
The retreat of the Catholic clergy of
the Pittsburgh Diocese commenced at ST.
Francis College, Lorerto. on Monday last.
Mr.. James J. Murphy, OF JohRstown'
spent few days in town during the latter
part OF last and the beginning OF the present
week.
Martin Hannah, son of Hon. John Han
nan, of Johnstown. was last week appointed
a postal route agent between New York
and Pittsburg.
"A marriage license WIS issued in In
diana last week to Thomas Owens. OF Eb-
ensburg and Ida Myers, OF CherTyhin town
ship, Indiana county.
Bert. Burkhart. a son OF Harrison Burk-
hart, Of Cambria township, fell off a stump
on the farm of George Krug, In Gambia
township and broke one of his arms.
The time for the redemption of trade
dollars by the L. ). Government will cease
August l, 1887. The banks will refuse to
take thsm. except as old silver, after July
20, 1887.
In 1877 l. NJ Borland, OF Jefferson
county, planted one grain OF Australian
wheat, obtained at the Centennial Exposi-
ton. The product from it this year amounts
to 90 bushels.
The Eoensburg photograph gallery is
now open under the management OF a first
class operator from New York, with in
creased facilities for producing good work.
Childrens pictures taken by the instantane-
Gus process.
Tie C!earfefd s. Dubois Railroad Co.,
the line OF which will extend from Clearfield
TO Dubois, a distance of fifteen miles. was
granted a charter at the State Department
last week. The principal Office OF the COM
pany will be at CIearfeld. The capital
stock is $3.50, 600. John Z, Dubois Is pres
ident.
About l O'Clock on Wednesday night,
during the thunder storm, the residence of
I. r, Seaman Esq, in CarrOlltown, was
struck by lighting. The lighting struck the
side Of the building and tore of couple of
the weather boards and then ran down
without doing further damage to the pave
ment where it entered the ground. MI
ScsnlaD and family. We're all in bed at the
the time and, with the exception, of being
somewhat stunned, escaped unhurt.
The picnic gotten up by the yourg
folks OF this place was a very enjoyable
affair in every way. Everything was nicely
arranged and the yourg ladies who got it
Up deserve considerable credit. The only
drawback to the days enjoyment WAS the
misunderstanding about the train, which
was to have returned at 9 O'Clock, but as
there were some on the train wished to get
home. the train started, leaving two young
men behind to walk home through the rain.
II Is to be hoped they will be more consider.
a,e the next time.
The aqueduct oyer the Conemaugh at
Lockport, Westmoreland county, was blown
up with dynamite on Friday last and so bad
" damaged that n cannot be used The
work is supposed To have been done at the
Instance OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. It was built in 1929 50 as part of the
canal and when the canal was abandoned
the public used the abueduct as a bridge.
After the railroad company puschased the
canal they started to tear the aqueduct down
but were prevailed upon to leave it stand
for the benefit of the public. The structure
will now have 10 come down as it is so badly
shattered that it cannot be repaired.
Frank. the thee year son Of James
Clark. a Washington staeet saloon-keeper,
while swinging in the rear yard of his
fathers place yesterday, said to his play
mates Lets play banging" He stood
on a stool, fastened one end OF a short rope
on to a stick lying between the forks of
two trees, attached the other end TO his
neck and swung from the stool. His com
paniOus. thinking he was just in play,
watched the discoIoFation and distortion of
mis- face with mirth. Had not the father, by
the merest accident. put in an appearance,
the child would soon have been corpse. In
a short time after being cut down the young
ster was prancine about as lively as any of
IA MI -Tabn
Thornton Bechtel, OF Mt. Union, was
arrested on Thursday OF last week, as the
third party implicated in the attempted
Hswn rob berry, which occurred FIVE weeks
ago in huntington county. Bechtel has but
one arm, and has been employed as q watch
man on tbs Pennsylvania Railroad. Sus-
picIon has rested upon him for some time,
and bis arrest was deferred until sufficient
evidence could be secured against him. II
IS now thought by the authorities that he
was GDquestionably connected with the
crime. All three Of the robbers are now in
jail. George Auker, the young man who
was shot by Galbraith. one Of the robbers. is
slowly sinking. Dropsy has set in, and his
body is much swollen. GalbraitR, who was
shot In the eye by Auker, has lost that men,
Der, il having run out of his head. He is
suffering intensely.
On the night of May 7th the barn of
Miss Jennie Wilson, near Belleville. Miffiin
county, with its valuable contents, was de
stroyed by fire. Next day her brother in
law, Rev. Samuel T. Thompson, was arrest
ed on the charge of incendiarism. AT the
heaTiog he was held IN 5000 bail to answer
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